ZOYA CHACHERE ,
if you must find the brother within a crowd, only follow the path woven in fate. he will be tearing at the seams. if you find the father amid old stones and evergreens, tell him about the dream you had when you were a girl. the one where you wake up in the bayou with the face of an ancestor. the first rule is ⸻don't speak about the mother. daughter - hood was an old ghost tale. god is less likely to listen to grief. if you hold faith like a shaking rabbit, it will never leap away from you. find a snare for it, keep it close. like a splinter ⸻ like a knife between the ribs ….
FACE: SAVANNAH LEE SMITH
AGE : TWENTY THREE
SEXUALITY : HETEROSEXUAL
CHARACTER INSPIRATIONS : GILLIAN OWEN, KATARA, DAENERYS TARGARYEN, BONNIE BENNETT, ORORO MUNROE, FANG RUNIN, FA MULAN, GALADRIEL, AHSOKA TANO, MADDY PEREZ.
SPECIES : HUMAN, WITCH ( SPECIFICALLY A WATER WITCH )
TITLE : FORTUNE TELLER AT AFTER HOURS .
HEIGHT : 5'5, 180
ACT I
YOU ARE BORN LIKE A LUMP ON THE THROAT OF AN ANGEL. YOU’RE BENIGN, BUT YOU BRING THE DEATH OUT. LIKE A LEECH. YOU BRING A FIRE AND BLACK SMOKE. YOU REMEMBER NOTHING BEFOREHAND AND NOTHING DURING. A LIMBO OF A MONSTROSITY. YOU ARE RAISED BY THE IRON FIST OF A FATHER, A GOD THAT IS NOT A GOD, BUT A DEVIL. INSTEAD, YOU ARE SHIELDED BY THE TWIN BROTHER YOU ARE BLESSED WITH. HE STEPS IN FRONT OF THE WORLD FOR YOU. YOU PROTECT HIM FROM RAIN AND BRIMSTONE. HE SPITS AT THE HAND OF GOD. ANYTHING GOOD IN THE WORLD HE SEES IN YOUR EYES. YOU HAVE NO CHOICE IN JOINING THE FAMILY BUSINESS. YOU ARE A DAUGHTER AND DAUGHTERS DO THINGS WITH THEIR HEADS DOWN, EYES BLIND. OR SO THE OLDER BROTHER SAYS. YOUR FATHER TEACHES YOU HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF. IT’S MORE THAN THAT, THOUGH, HE TEACHES YOU HOW TO DRAW BLOOD FIRST. VIOLENCE AND MAGIC. THAT SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN ⸻ YOU AND THE FATHER NEVER GET ALONG. YOU BUTT HEADS. YOU GROW UNPREDICTABLE. EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST SPELL IS CAST, YOU ARE LED BY BLOOD - TRAILS. THE HOUSE BURNS. DESPITE ALL OF THIS, YOU ENDURE. YOU ENDURE. YOU ENDURE. YOU ENDURE UNTIL THAT WORD HAS NO MEANING AND EVENTUALLY YOU LEARN TO SAY THE FATHER'S NAME WITHOUT YOUR BROTHER'S SHOULDERS TENSING, WITHOUT HIM DISMISSING YOU.
ACT II
LIKE ALL STORIES: YOU TRANSFORM. NOT BY THE ANGER OF THE FATHER, OR THE TEETH OF A SUPERNATURAL ENTITY, BUT BY LEAVING THE FATE OF A COLLEGE STUDENT AND ENCOUNTERING THE DARKER MOUTH OF DESTINY. THERE'S SOME POETRY IN THERE. YOU BLOOM WITH LIFE ONCE MORE. EXCEPT …… AND THERE ARE ALWAYS EXCEPTIONS …… IT HAD A PRICE. HELL AND THE DEVILS IN HELL. YOU HAVE A NEW HUNGER. YOU OBSESS OVER ANSWERS. YOU GROW CROOKED HERE, DESPERATE. FOR A LONG TIME ⸻ IT FEELS LIKE CENTURIES ⸻ YOU ARE IN THE BODY OF ANOTHER. NO LAZARUS DIGNITIES TO SAVE YOU THERE. NO MERCY. SOMETIMES EVEN THE MEMORIES ARE QUIET WHEN YOU ENTER THE BODY. SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOISY LIKE RATS EATING A WALL. IF YOU THINK THIS STORY IS ABOUT SELF - PROPHECY AND ABSOLUTION YOU HAVEN’T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. YOU ARE EATING YOUR OWN DEVOTION BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER PATH TO WALK ON.
CONNECTIONS :
0/1 ⸻ fraternal twin ⋆〝 NOT BORN OF MEN .. BUT SOME BOG - MOTHER MOON .. what it says on the cover. this would be the older twin. like in my wanted connection description on main, zoya and her twin were born in the bayou twenty three years ago, twenty three minutes apart. she was the youngest, and they arrived shortly before her. while she was involved in the old tongues of family witchcraft, taught down to her by their grandparents, his upbringing was much different. pitted against each other at a young age, their childhood was a game of competition and overachieving. when they reached 18, their lives were brutally forced into transformation. a house fire, lit by what some gossipers would claim, fangers. despite this claim, their family was not spared, both grandparents and parents perish by the billowing black smoke's fumes. the twin's pathway to revenge or forgiveness is up to you, the muse! regardless of their differences, they often find loyalty and affection with each other's company. blood over everything !
0/1 ⸻ the chess piece ⋆〝 MY SHADOW DOESN'T SHOW IN THE DARK .. this would be a client of hers, preferably a vampire or close to vampire kin, who continuously comes to her booth at after hours for fortunes. it began as a mutual companionship, but zoya feels that your muse is moldable and may help her succeed in her path for revenge. i'd love this to bloom into perhaps a prodigy vibe, maybe open to a young witch or something !
0/1 ⸻ the god - feared ⋆〝 THERE AIN'T NO GLORY IN THE WEST .. with her vendetta against vampires, it would be so fun to delve into the dynamic itself of her versus a vampire. this would be a rival, something with a lot of tension and rich debates. perhaps a regular at after hours, or someone she has known within the town for years. this is a will of morality and disgusting curiosity !
0/1 ⸻ the haunted ⋆〝 I'D BE BLOWING IN THE WIND IF I DIDN'T HAVE YOU .. your muse has a poltergeist and needs someone to bless your house. this water witch, despite her venom against vampires, often feels empathy for those who struggle to feel at home in their own home. she offers her services to your muse free of charge. the sage burns and black smoke billows. your character witnesses a moment of trauma and vulnerability in zoya. a warm friendship blossoms. she owes you an unspoken debt !
0/1 ⸻ the butchered ⋆〝 WHO CALLING MY PHONE ? .. sure, she had feelings for you. you who treated her like a saint. you who opened up your chest and gave her your heart, like a plum, juicy and ripe. she felt you getting closer. after two years, you break up. a mutual break up. a mutual rupture. she thinks of you often, you think of her often. you both speak to each other like strangers. but you've been sharing the same dream .. walls bleeding and faces of loved ones slaughtered. you both are afraid this is the a warning from the higher calling !
